Bravo, sir. A round of applause.

However, the amount of time it took you to like your own comment well over 100 times (since it was deep in the negatives to begin with), and dislike every other comment (both positive and negative) made by posters that made you look bad…

You’ve gotta be some kind of loser to have that kind of time.

(Just saying.)

1. Calderon is healthy (or so he says). Getting a healthy Calderon back should be the biggest improvement of all – remember those turn-on-a-dime slashes to the basket? We didn’t see that all last year. His confidence was gone; he passed too often; he toned down that kinetic energy that electrified the team. He did make a few FT though. Regardless, he’s the key.

2. If we can stay competitive into the all-star break next year, hopefully Bosh stays motivated. He was a disaster after the first 12 weeks. Not from a statistical perspective, but his energy changed. He took bad shots late in the game. He settled too often for long-range jumpers instead of driving. He made too many stinky faces when he didn’t get a call. I am hoping a more competitive team will bring out the best in Bosh. I’m not sold on him yet as a leader.

3. Bargnani emerged last year, and no chance he regresses next year. He still looks clumsy but he got some swagger in his step over the last few months – he’ll be dominant next year. I feel it. Maybe not Nowitzki dominant like we all hoped but he’ll continue to improve and I bet a lot of that improvement comes on the defensive end. He’s beginning to realize his potential.

4. Our bench sucked last year because we had no point guard. Ford/Calderon tandem was our superpower in 07-08. Our 2nd unit did circles around the 2nd units of our opponents. It was hilarious. It went from our biggest strength to our most glaring deficiency. The Jack signing has the potential to do wonders. Remember, Jack replaced T.J. last year. Great move.

5. We had the worst 2-3 combo in the league last year and we just got the best 3 available in the free agent class. I’ve read many blogs and board comments about how Hedo takes crappy shots and doesn’t share the ball. So did Vince. Maybe Hedo does make bad decisions, but he’s a massive upgrade to what we had before. We’re still SOL at the 2. I hope Jack comes off the bench.

6. We are still in the process of improving. I hope Delfino’s injury isn’t too significant and I would love to see Rasho back.

For an offseason coming off possibly the most disappointing year our franchise has had, hats off too BC for being bold and remodeling our team. I like our chances to make the playoffs and that’s all we can ask. Maybe we catch fire. But man how good do the Celtics look after the Rasheed signing? And I like the VC move in Orlando. Should be a good year.

i became a fan of devlin’s the minute he forced those shoulder pads on jack when he whined about devlin being physical behind the mic. jack was pissed, devlin just forced on the pads without jacks consent. it was awesome

Devlin’s way more objective, and from a pure basketball point of view, I like that. But man, when paired with Rautins, and the Raptors not so good brand of basketball last year, it wasn’t exactly the ideal combination to watch/listen to.

its already been settled

Source: http://pacersplace.com/ (blogsite)

Now if he can posterize VC with a nut-hugging tomahawk then we can start the “Heir Canada” whispers.

J-Killah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!